"online date" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from online dating.",
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    {
      "form": "online dated",
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Kayli Stollak, Granny Is My Wingman, New Harvest, page 30",
          "text": "The argument to online date was more convincing when I thought of my sister and her boyfriend and their perfect relationship.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Erika Ettin, Love at First Site: Tips and Tales for Online Dating Success from a Modern-Day Matchmaker, River Grove Books",
          "text": "So far, this book has been all about how to online date successfully.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, HowExpert, Online Dating for Men 101: How to Find, Date, Attract, Connect, & Get into Great Relationships with Women from Online Dating",
          "text": "This also follows my previous point about making friends with men and solidifying a cohort of brothers BEFORE you attempt to online date or engage with women.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021, Lauren Windle, Notes on Love: Being Single and Dating in a Marriage Obsessed Church, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge",
          "text": "A few things to note when deciding if you’re going to online date.",
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        "To date over the Internet."
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      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "online-date"
        }
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  "word": "online date"
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    },
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        "participle",
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Kayli Stollak, Granny Is My Wingman, New Harvest, page 30",
          "text": "The argument to online date was more convincing when I thought of my sister and her boyfriend and their perfect relationship.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Erika Ettin, Love at First Site: Tips and Tales for Online Dating Success from a Modern-Day Matchmaker, River Grove Books",
          "text": "So far, this book has been all about how to online date successfully.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, HowExpert, Online Dating for Men 101: How to Find, Date, Attract, Connect, & Get into Great Relationships with Women from Online Dating",
          "text": "This also follows my previous point about making friends with men and solidifying a cohort of brothers BEFORE you attempt to online date or engage with women.",
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          "ref": "2021, Lauren Windle, Notes on Love: Being Single and Dating in a Marriage Obsessed Church, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge",
          "text": "A few things to note when deciding if you’re going to online date.",
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